Dean Ross Gray was sentenced in the Wellington District Court this afternoon. Gray would regularly verbally abuse and swear at the child, and discipline him "harshly", the summary said. In June 2018, Gray was caring for the boy and another child in Waikanae when he became angry with the victim. Neither Gray nor the other adult fed the victim regularly after the broken leg incident, the summary said. The summary also said between July and September that year, Gray kicked the child in the head at least once.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 16, 2021 02:15 UTC